Aleksei Chaly | |
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Алексей Чалый | |
.jpeg) Chaly in 2014 | |
| Mayor ofSevastopol | |
| In office 23 February 2014 – 1 April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position established Volodymyr Yatsuba (de jure) |
| Succeeded by | Position abolished Himself (as governor) |
| Governor of Sevastopol Acting | |
| In office 1 April 2014 – 14 April 2014 | |
| Preceded by | Position established by Russia Himself (de facto) |
| Succeeded by | Sergey Menyaylo |
| Personal details | |
| Born | (1961-06-13)13 June 1961 (age 64) Moscow,Russian SFSR, Soviet Union[1] |
| Political party | United Russia |
| Alma mater | Sevastopol National Technical University |
| Profession | CEO andCTO |
Aleksei Mikhailovich Chaly (Russian:Алексей Михайлович Чалый; born 13 June 1961) is a businessman and the formerde facto mayor ofSevastopol in 2014.
He declared himself as mayor in February 2014, amidst theCrimean crisis, after the resignation ofVolodymyr Yatsuba, the mayor appointed byViktor Yanukovych.[2] With Chaly as mayor, Sevastopol participated in theMarch 2014 referendum, which was followed by the formalannexation of Crimea by Russia. On 1 April 2014, he was appointed as thegovernor of Sevastopol by Russia. On 14 April, he was replaced bySergey Menyaylo.[3]
Chaly was born on 13 June 1961 inMoscow to students of theMoscow Power Engineering Institute. Parents: inventor and scientist Michail Chaly, mother Alevtina Chalaya, Candidate of Engineering, university professor. Grandson to Soviet vice-admiral Vasily Chaly, hero of theGreat Patriotic War, Commander-In-Chief of the Black Sea Squadron (1956–1961). The family moved toSevastopol,Ukrainian SSR when he was one year old.[1] Chaly graduated from theSevastopol National Technical University.[1] Since 1987 he has been the head of "Tavrida Electric", producing switchgear and anti-wreck technology. At the moment of political crisis in Ukraine in 2014 he had Russian citizenship.
He was involved with the restoration of the memorials of theWorld War II, producing the documentary series "Sevastopol Tales". In 2011 he received the international award "For faith and fidelity" as a symbol of recognition of his contribution to the Motherland.[citation needed]
On 23 February 2014, a meeting of citizens opposed to theEuromaidan movement thatousted the Ukrainian government from power inKyiv led to Chaly being proclaimed as "mayor" of Sevastopol. TheSevastopol City Council handed power to Chaly on 24 February, following the resignation ofVolodymyr Yatsuba as the city administrator appointed by the president of Ukraine (at the time the city had no elected mayor).[2][4]
On 26 February, Chaly declared that Sevastopol would not submit to orders of the acting leader of the Ukrainian home office,Arsen Avakov. Simultaneously, he invited officers of the officially disbandedBerkut riot police unit to the city. He said that they could become a basis for future defence groups in the city.
Chaly visited theKremlin inMoscow on 18 March 2014 to sign theTreaty on Accession of the Republic of Crimea to Russia together with Russian presidentVladimir Putin and Crimean prime ministerSergey Aksyonov.[5]
In March 2014, theSecurity Service of Ukraine announced an investigation into Chaly for allegedly steering some ₴23.9 million from his charitable organisation to bankroll anti-Ukraine activity.[6]
On 1 April 2014, he was appointed as acting governor of Sevastopol City by Russia and occupied this position till 14 April 2014, when he resigned and was replaced by Sergey Menyaylo.[7]
Chaly was sanctioned by the British government in 2014 as a result of the annexation of Crimea.[8]
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